From the Trenches World Report

AP

FIRESTONE, Colo. (AP) — The company that owns a gas well linked to a fatal home explosion in Colorado says it will permanently shut down that well and two others in the neighborhood.

Anadarko Petroleum announced the shut-down Wednesday in Firestone, where an April 17 explosion killed two people. Investigators blamed the explosion on unrefined, odorless natural gas from a severed 1-inch (2.5-centimeter) pipeline.   Continue reading “Company to shut down well linked to fatal Colorado explosion”

The New American – by Alex Newman

Americans, beware — globalists in Congress and burrowed inside the Trump administration are plotting to double down on the economy-crushing, sovereignty-stealing North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). At least, that is their plan, if they think Trump and the American people will let them get away with it.

Last month, after talking by phone with his Mexican and Canadian counterparts, President Donald Trump decided not to withdraw from NAFTA yet. Then, last week, the U.S. Trade Representative formally notified Congress that the administration intends to re-negotiate and “modernize” the controversial “free-trade” regime. It is being painted as a fulfillment of Trump’s campaign promises. However, all of the available evidence so far indicates that this portrayal is highly deceptive at best. Although Trump did not explicitly call for terminating NAFTA, he repeatedly expressed his anathema toward the agreement.    Continue reading “U.S. Trade Representative Seeks to Expand and Empower NAFTA”

The Great Recession

The following is not simply a list of negative risks to the economy but a list of of serious economic conditions that are already placing drought-like pressures on the overall economy. This list doesn’t include the long-term structural problems with the economy, such as its high debt burden, but just the forces that have risen against it this year.   Continue reading “List of Seven Troubles Assailing the US Economy as We Head into Summer”

Ron Paul Institute – by Ron Paul

Last week Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered federal prosecutors in drug cases to seek the maximum penalty authorized by federal mandatory minimum sentencing laws. Sessions’ order represents a setback to the progress made toward restoring compassion and common sense to the sentencing process over the past few years. Sessions’ action also guarantees that many nonviolent drug law offenders will continue spending more time in prison than murderers.

Sessions’ support for mandatory minimums is no surprise, as he has a history of fanatical devotion to the drug war. Sessions’ pro-drug war stance is at odds with the reality of the drug war’s failure. Over forty years after President Nixon declared war on drugs, the government cannot even keep drugs out of prisons!   Continue reading “Will the Trump Administration Overdose on Authoritarianism?”

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – by Steve Burns

Continue reading “With Confederate flags gone, Civil War museum will close”

Infowars – by Adan Salazar

A graphic for the latest installment of the video game series Far Cry indicates white Christian Americans from Montana will be the antagonists.   Continue reading “Villains In Upcoming Video Game Are White Christian Right-Wing Extremists From Montana”

The Daily Sheeple – by Lily Dane

Florida Department of Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam announced on Monday that hackers may have obtained the names of concealed weapon licensees in a data breach that “appears to have originated from overseas” (must be those Russians again!).

The breach may have revealed the social security numbers of 469 customers, and another 16,190 may have had their names but “no other individually identifying information” was compromised.   Continue reading “Names of More than 16,000 Concealed Weapons Permit Holders in Florida Exposed In Hack”

The Daily Caller – by Steve Birr

Medical marijuana legalization is causing patients to ditch their prescription pills for pot, a trend researchers say could save Medicaid more than $1 billion if legalization is implemented federally.

A recent study published in Health Affairs shows marijuana legalization is sparking a decline in prescription medications under Medicaid. The research, which analyzed Medicaid data in states with medical marijuana programs, found rates of prescriptions being filled under Medicaid for opioid painkillers dropped by 11 percent, and other addictive medications followed similar patterns, reports The Colorado Statesman.  Continue reading “Legal Weed Could Save Medicaid More Than $1 Billion”

Jon Rappoport

As I’ve been telling you for years, it’s easy to keep the public on your side if you regularly tout medical “breakthroughs” in the press. The latest innovation. The promise of a cure around the corner. The maybe-could-be discovery that will change the course of disease treatment forever.

In this case, a start-up called Tilos has one of those, for cancer. They say it’s an antibody their researchers came across while looking for a cure for MS. They stumbled on to it by accident. Aha.   Continue reading “Would the government let Jesus cure cancer?”

TMZ

6:20 PM PT — Jacobs called cops after Gianforte’s alleged attack to report an assault, and is reportedly getting X-rays on his elbow at a local hospital.

Gianforte’s camp just released a statement … they claim Jacobs entered the office without permission and began aggressively asking questions, and when Greg tried to grab the phone pushed in his face, Jacobs “grabbed Greg’s wrist, and spun away from Greg, pushing them both to the ground.”   Continue reading “Montana Politician Greg Gianforte Body Slams Reporter”

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump told his Philippine counterpart that Washington has sent two nuclear submarines to waters off the Korean peninsula, the New York Times said, comments likely to raise questions about his handling of sensitive information.

Trump has said “a major, major conflict” with North Korea is possible because of its nuclear and missile programs and that all options are on the table but that he wants to resolve the crisis diplomatically.   Continue reading “Trump tells Duterte of two U.S. nuclear subs in Korean waters: NYT”

If you go to google.com you will see this link below the search bar written as ”

https://searchingforsyria.org/en/

This might mean there is going to be some sort of US action against the Syrian Government in the near future (my gut says so at least).

Breitbart – by Ian Mason

Tuesday’s Department of Justice budget proposal asks Congress for $1.8 million to “meet litigation, acquisition, and appraisal demands during the construction along the border between Mexico and the United States.”

The money will be used to devote 20 new staff members, including 12 attorneys, to the Environmental and Natural Resources Division’s Land Acquisition Section (LAS). This small section of the DOJ handles litigation that arises when the federal government uses its “eminent domain” power to seize land for public projects.   Continue reading “DOJ Budget Ramps Up Funding for Eminent Domain ‘Land Acquisition’ in Potential Effort to Clear Way for Border Wall”

Off the Grid News – by Daniel Jennings

It is now possible to take 3D pictures of the inside of a room or building — from the outside — with Wi-Fi.

The technology, described in the journal Physical Review Letters, is still in the development stage, although its impact on privacy is frightening.

“You could probably use a drone to map out the inside of an entire building in 20 to 30 seconds,” Philipp Holl, an undergraduate at the Technical University of Munich, told Business Insider.   Continue reading “How Snoopers Can Photograph The Inside Of Your Home … With Your Own Wi-Fi”

KTVR 6 News

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — A Richmond mother spent 64 hours in jail over the weekend after what she calls a cascading series of missteps.

A relieved and exhausted Daphne Page walked out of the Henrico County jail Monday afternoon after being charged with a felony for a crime, she says started out an innocent gag gift for her daughter’s birthday.   Continue reading “Mom hopes mix-up leads to dropped charges for ‘dynamite clock’”